Cantor Fitzgerald seeks global bolt-ons

The US brokerage is setting its sights on acquisition targets on both sides of the Atlantic

By

Sarah Krouse and

Matt Turner

July 21, 2014 Updated: 10:53 p.m. GMT

Cantor Fitzgerald is looking to “aggressively” bulk up globally across asset management and investment banking, with the US brokerage setting its sights on acquisition targets on both sides of the Atlantic.

The European unit of Cantor, which acquired defunct stock broker Seymour Pierce in 2013, is looking to buy additional brokerage businesses in the UK and continental Europe, according to Cantor Fitzgerald & Co chief executive...